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Countdown

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  • 1974–1987
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Countdown (1974)
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Countdown was a long-running popular weekly Australian music television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 8 November 1974 until 19 July 1987.Countdown was a long-running popular weekly Australian music television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 8 November 1974 until 19 July 1987.Countdown was a long-running popular weekly Australian music television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 8 November 1974 until 19 July 1987.

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    • Ian 'Molly' Meldrum
    • Debra Byrne
    • Daryl Braithwaite
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    • Stars
      • Ian 'Molly' Meldrum
      • Debra Byrne
      • Daryl Braithwaite
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      • 1 win total

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    Ian 'Molly' Meldrum
    Ian 'Molly' Meldrum
    • Self - Host…
    • 1975–1987
    Debra Byrne
    Debra Byrne
    • Self
    • 1974
    Daryl Braithwaite
    • Self…
    • 1974
    Stevie Wright
    • Self
    • 1974
    Skyhooks
    • Themselves
    • 1974
    Kim Wilde
    Kim Wilde
    • Self
    • 1981–1986
    Kate Bush
    Kate Bush
    • Self
    • 1978
    AC/DC
    AC/DC
    • Themselves
    • 1974
    John Farnham
    John Farnham
    • Self…
    • 1974
    Denise Drysdale
    • Self
    • 1974
    Daddy Cool
    • Themselves
    • 1974
    Linda George
    • Self
    • 1974
    William Shakespeare
    • Self
    • 1974
    Hush
    • Themselves
    • 1974
    Randy Jones
    Randy Jones
    • Self
    • 1980–1987
    KISS
    KISS
    • Themselves
    • 1980
    Phil Collins
    Phil Collins
    • Self
    • 1981–1985
    Brian Mannix
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    • 1983–1985
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    • Trivia
      Around 100 master tapes of this series from its early seasons (1974-1978) were erased by the Australian Broadcasting Commission. Only the efforts of Paul Drane and director Ted Emery, who, on hearing of the erasure, snuck in during the middle of the night and hid as many tapes as they could in their cars, prevented all of the tapes from this period being erased. Among the tapes they saved was the March 1975 episode that was the first to be broadcast in colour.
    • Connections
      Edited into Starstruck: 'Body and Soul' on 'Countdown' (1982)

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    • Release date
      • November 8, 1974 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • カウントダウン
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      • 4:3

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